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Local court in France ignores top court verdict
Sep 07, 2016 07:59A local court in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica has ruled in favor of banning the full-body swimwear worn by Muslim women despite a verdict by France’s highest court against such a ban.
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Azhar cleric excludes Salafists from Sunnis, irks Saudis
Sep 05, 2016 16:16Saudi clerics have reacted angrily to recent remarks by Egyptian Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, who excluded Salafists from Sunnis during a religious conference in Chechnya, Russia.
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Leader's message on 2016 Hajj pilgrimage
Sep 05, 2016 14:46Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on the occasion of Hajj Pilgrimage has issued a message to the Islamic Ummah.
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Suspected far-right extremists brick up mosque in Germany
Aug 31, 2016 11:38Far-right extremists in northern Germany have blocked the entrance of a mosque with concrete blocks and covered it with anti-Muslim slogans in a show of protest against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s pro-refugee policies.
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Muslim women sue Paris restaurant owner for insults
Aug 30, 2016 09:08Two Muslim women have filed a complaint with French authorities after being described as “terrorists” and kicked out of a Paris restaurant for wearing headscarves.
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Sarkozy to change French constitution to ban burkini if elected president again
Aug 29, 2016 11:26Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has defended a controversial ban in France on Muslim women’s swimsuit, known as burkini, saying he would change the constitution to forbid wearing the garment nationwide if he is elected for another term as president.
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Paris restaurant owner refuses to serve Muslim women
Aug 29, 2016 06:10A video has emerged of a Paris restaurant owner chasing two Muslim women with headscarves out of his premises, calling them “terrorists.”
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Turkey allows female police officers to wear hijab
Aug 27, 2016 12:23For the first time ever, the Turkish government has allowed female police officers to wear a headscarf as part of their uniform.
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France’s Council of State suspends ban on burkini
Aug 26, 2016 12:40France’s Council of State has suspended a controversial ban on Muslim women’s full-body swimsuit, known as burkini, which has stirred anger among Muslims and split government officials.
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Dutch far-right party vows to close mosques, ban Qur'an
Aug 26, 2016 07:07The political party of Dutch far-right politician, Geert Wilders, has pledged to close mosques and ban Islam’s holy book of Quran amid growing Islamophobic sentiments in the European country.